James Bevis

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James Bevis
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Born (1976-08-08) 8 August 1976 (age 45)
Hereford
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James Bevis (born 8 August 1976 in Hereford) is a British sports-shooter [1] who won a bronze medal in Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the Mixed 10 metre air rifle prone SH2. [2]

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